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LOT 1587
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 in. (395 grams, 12.8 cm).
With collared socket and unfinished loop below, facetted cheeks and narrow curving blade.
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1587
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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